If Hayton and Kotkaniemi are off the board by #10, then a very good D or winger will be there at 10 for us.

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It'll entirely depend on the Habs imo. If they go with a dman I think just Kotkaniemi will be gone before the Oil pick, but if they go way off the board and take Kotkaniemi then I could see Hayton possibly going to Chicago/NYR.

McAvoy blows Smith away in almost every single category. Just watching Smith conjures up a Taylor Chorney with slightly worse skating. Im sorry, there is absolutely nothing about his game that will help the Oilers within the next 5 years minimum. His high point total will not equate to the NHL. He is not a great skater, he is small, has a bad shot, not a great passer, his hockey IQ may be above average hence his high point total. Other then that , this is NOT what the Oilers need. A small , not dynamic defenseman. Its ludicrous he would be considered over Boqvist. You take that chance on Boqvist 10/10 times. You get him on a training regiment, you get him a defensive coach and you work with him. You dont take a lesser player.

The Oilers need to take a chnace on drafting a dynamic defeseman and work with him every single day. There hasn't been one in this city since Coffey and Pronger. Ty Smith isnt going to impress or tilt the ice for anyone.

Not sure why it doesn't show up when you click that... may have something to do with the settings each person has for the HFboards site... I set it for 30 posts per page... maybe some people have it set differently so it doesn't come up the same way.

Here's the post from June 2016...

My top prospect list based on expectations of how they may pan out in the NHL...

McAvoy blows Smith away in almost every single category. Just watching Smith conjures up a Taylor Chorney with slightly worse skating. Im sorry, there is absolutely nothing about his game that will help the Oilers within the next 5 years minimum. His high point total will not equate to the NHL. He is not a great skater, he is small, has a bad shot, not a great passer, his hockey IQ may be above average hence his high point total. Other then that , this is NOT what the Oilers need. A small , not dynamic defenseman. Its ludicrous he would be considered over Boqvist. You take that chance on Boqvist 10/10 times. You get him on a training regiment, you get him a defensive coach and you work with him. You dont take a lesser player.

The Oilers need to take a chnace on drafting a dynamic defeseman and work with him every single day. There hasn't been one in this city since Coffey and Pronger. Ty Smith isnt going to impress or tilt the ice for anyone.

It's a win win. If We end up drafting ty smith he's already gotten his grievances in order, if we don't it makes the pick that much better.

That being said, I would still be severely disappointed with Smith, especially with one of the higher ceiling players available. Bob and Gregor have been pumping Smith's tires and it makes me sick, especially knowing how this org uses Media to prep the fans for disappointing moves.

It's a win win. If We end up drafting ty smith he's already gotten his grievances in order, if we don't it makes the pick that much better.

That being said, I would still be severely disappointed with Smith, especially with one of the higher ceiling players available. Bob and Gregor have been pumping Smith's tires and it makes me sick, especially knowing how this org uses Media to prep the fans for disappointing moves.

Eh. We need high-end defensive prospects, full stop. Smith has the tools to easily be considered that. The issue I have is taking him over the amazing RHD options that may fall to us...especially Boqvist.

There's no such thing as a dumb opinion.... unless your a homer of another canadian team....

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There are absolutely Dumb opinions, like yours comparing Smith, a top-15 rated prospect in a deep draft with a player who's been a marginal NHLer for years and never had anything reassembling the upside of Smith.

I get it guys, the Oilers might be interested, so many of you have decided he's garbage and is terrible, but none of that is true and it's like just a larger personal bias you aren't dealing with.